Li Du thought it was strange that he had gotten the first villa at a lower price than expected. He looked around and listened to the words of the house-pickers. Then he understood why nothing had happened.
It was because of Logan. The other house-pickers had thought that Logan would start a price war with Li Du. They were waiting for Logan to make his move.
In the end, Logan had only made one bid. The others did not know what was going on and did not follow up in time. Li Du had gotten the bargain.
The second villa was put up for sale, but it was not auctioned off immediately. Instead, the auctioneer introduced it first. After all, these houses were valuable and had a lot of information. The government and banks hoped to sell them at a high price, so naturally, they would increase the publicity.
Taking advantage of this free time, Logan walked over to Li Du and said, "You got a good haul today. Congratulations."
Li Du looked around and said in surprise, "Are you talking about me? I just got a house. "
"Aren't they your men?" Logan used his chin to point at the treasure hunters. "They got the houses under your orders, right? Aren't they all yours? "
Li Du laughed and shook his head. "No, no, you misunderstand. We are friends. I did give them some advice, but their gains belong to them. It has nothing to do with me."
Then he added, "Of course, their losses are the same. It has nothing to do with me."
Logan gave a noncommittal smile. Obviously, he did not believe that.
He listened to Li Du and said slowly, "How about you give up bidding for the next house? This house is not worth much. I have other motives for buying it. Give me some face. "
The second villa was a single-family cottage. In English, it was called 'cottage.' It meant a small house in a village. It sounded like a country bumpkin, but it was actually very valuable.
Such houses were often built in a variety of styles. They would be built like those in fairy tales. They were unusual and looked dreamy. Some houses had large balconies, beautiful courtyards, and various small castles.
American families tended to go to extremes. They were either DINK couples who did not want children, or they liked to have children. American dramas had a good response to this. Many American families on screen had multiple children.
For such families, the cottage was very tempting because the children liked it there.
Li Du remembered that the walls of the villa were painted pink, orange, yellow, and green. It looked very beautiful from the outside. The interior decoration and the quality of the house were also good. They even kept the main furniture and appliances.
He was somewhat interested in the house. From Logan's words, he was even more interested in the house.
After pondering for a while, Li Du said slowly, "I really want to give you face. After all, you gave up on bidding just now, which is also giving me face."
The auction was about to start. Logan was a little anxious, so he said, "You're a smart person. You know how to choose. Trust me, as long as you maintain a good relationship with me, no one in the L.A. real estate industry can do anything to you."
Li Du was instantly amused by his words. He said, "If I can't get your friendship, are you saying that I will have a hard time in this industry?"
Logan said, "That's a terrible choice. Believe me, young man, I usually don't give out signals of friendship easily, especially to the Chinese …"
Hearing this, Li Du changed his mind. He smiled and said, "Then you better take it back. Because to be honest, I don't easily accept friendship signals from others. I'm a little unappreciative."
Hearing this, Logan's expression turned ugly. He stared at Li Du and asked, "Do you understand what you're doing?"
Li Du shrugged and said, "Very clear."
Logan turned his head and walked away. He did not say anything else and displayed the demeanor of a king to the fullest.
The starting price of the cottage was 1.2 million. Li Du remembered that the estimated value of the house was more than five million. That starting price was quite low.
This kind of house was often located at the foot of a mountain or halfway up a mountain. The purpose was to make use of the mountain to show off the house's character. Therefore, the location of the house was better, which increased the value of the house.
Hearing the price, Logan frowned. He seemed to feel that the asking price of 1.2 million was a little too high.
Li Du helped him decide on the price. "1.3 million!"
The other house-pickers did not bid. They looked at Li Du strangely. Many of them looked like they were watching the show.
Li Du understood that Logan had already settled the other house-pickers. These people were waiting to see him challenge Logan.
Hearing this price, Logan shook his head. "Alright, 1.4 million!"
Li Du snapped his fingers and said, "1.5 million!"
He and Logan started bidding for the house. Each time the price increased by 100,000 dollars. Soon, the price reached two million.
Li Du shouted this price. Logan took a deep breath and said to him, "Congratulations, Chinese man. You've got this house."
As he spoke, he clapped. The surrounding house-pickers followed suit. This was different from the previous situation. Previously, when Li Du's party had won the house, the house-pickers had looked angry.
Seeing this, Li Du's heart sank. He felt that something was not right.
He quickly went through the information about the house in his mind. He did not find any problems. The house was in a good location, the quality was good, and there was no one living in it. No matter how he looked at it, it was a high-quality auction house.
Until he thought about his previous exchange with Logan. He suddenly realized that he had underestimated his enemy. Logan did not seem to want him to give up the house. Instead, he had used a clever trick to provoke him to buy the house!
Li Du did not think much at that time and fell for it.
He had not figured out what the problem was at the moment. He calmly nodded to the crowd and said, "Thank you for your blessing. I am very satisfied with this house. I believe it will bring me a good harvest."
That was a bait. He believed that if he behaved so smugly, if there was a problem with the house, someone would say it to dampen his arrogance.
Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, Abel, who had been tricked by the termite house, laughed and said, "Ha, harvest? You're thinking too much. You want to rely on a haunted house to make money? This house is ruined in your hands. Chinese man, it will never be sold! "
That was the answer. The others laughed when they heard this. "Two million to buy a haunted house. The Chinese are really rich."
"Wolf King has his ways. He easily taught him a lesson, a memorable lesson."
"Of course, Logan is a powerful character. Wouldn't it be easy for him to deal with this Chinese man?"
"Hey, don't talk nonsense. Wolf King is not teaching him a lesson. He's educating him. He's giving him experience."
The treasure hunters panicked. Olly was shocked and said, "This house is a haunted house? We haven't heard of it. "
Li Du had not heard about it either. After all, he had just entered this industry. He had been busy leading newcomers to this auction, so it was inevitable that he had not prepared well enough.
However, he felt that things were not so simple. Because Logan, who was thought by the house pickers to be the mastermind of this scam, did not look too good. He did not look happy that his plan had succeeded.
Li Du noticed that Logan was looking at him gloomily. He did not know what was going on, but he felt that everything was not as it seemed.
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